Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated

From the Samford directory, Sep 7, 2026

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Incorporated is the first and one of the oldest intercollegiate African American fraternities in America. It was founded on the campus of Cornell University on December 4th, 1906. The mission of our fraternity is to develop leaders, promote brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. In addition, we pride ourselves on our aims of manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind. This is seen through our work of our four national programs that work closely within the community. Lastly, our objective of the fraternity is to stimulate the ambition of our members, prepare them for the great usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom and dignity of the individual, to encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood, and to aid down-trodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic, and intellectual status.